IN REMEMBRANCE--2021 AD

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Wrestler Corporal Kirschner died yesterday. He was 64.

 

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Writer Joan Didion died today; she was 87.

 

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T. Mark Taylor, artist and toy designer for the Masters of the Universe and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchises, died Thursday. He was 80.

 

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Desmond Tutu has died.

Desmond Tutu, South Africa's 'moral compass', dies at 90

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africa's struggle against apartheid who was revered as his nation's conscience by both Black and white, died on Sunday aged 90.

www.reuters.com

 

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Wayne Thiebaud has died.

Wayne Thiebaud, celebrated American painter, dies age 101

Known for his vibrant depictions of ordinary life -- from pastries and pies to delicatessen counters and diners -- the artist breathed color into the everyday symbols of post-war America.

www.cnn.com

 

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Jean-Marc Vallée has died.

'Dallas Buyers Club' director Jean-Marc Vallée dies | CNN

Acclaimed film director Jean-Marc Vallée -- who helmed the 2013 drama "Dallas Buyers Club" -- died Sunday near Quebec City, Canada, his production company's publicist told CNN. He was 58 years old.

www.cnn.com

 

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Pulitzer Prize winning biologist Edward O. Wilson died yesterday. He was 92.

 

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Sarah Weddington has died.

Roe v Wade US abortion rights lawyer Sarah Weddington dies

Sarah Weddington won the landmark 1973 US Supreme Court case that legalised abortions in the US.

www.bbc.com

 

[TheAlkaizer]

Jean-Marc Vallée has died.

'Dallas Buyers Club' director Jean-Marc Vallée dies | CNN

Acclaimed film director Jean-Marc Vallée -- who helmed the 2013 drama "Dallas Buyers Club" -- died Sunday near Quebec City, Canada, his production company's publicist told CNN. He was 58 years old.

www.cnn.com

It's hard to explain why, but as a french Canadian, this hit really hard. We were all proud to see a french canadian in Hollywood, and I've received several calls from friends and family saying how horrible it is. Along with Denis Villeneuve, they both became symbols of french Canadian cinema abroad.

 

[Ryujin]

It's hard to explain why, but as a french Canadian, this hit really hard. We were all proud to see a french canadian in Hollywood, and I've received several calls from friends and family saying how horrible it is. Along with Denis Villeneuve, they both became symbols of french Canadian cinema abroad.

A lot of people don't understand just how vibrant the French Canadian movie/TV scene is, because so much of it never makes it out of Quebec. People like these carry the torch.